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Carl Zamloch
Carl Eugene Zamloch (1889–1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, professional magician, and head coach of the University of California baseball and soccer teams.
Carl Zamloch | |
Born | Carl Eugene Zamloch October 6, 1889 |
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Died | August 19, 1963 (age 73) |
Categories | Books by Carl Zamloch |
Zamloch worked as a magician for many years. In the off-season from baseball, he toured the country performing a magic act. His father was professional magician Antone Zamloch who performed under the name "Zamloch the Great" and "Professor Zamloch") in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century.
In 1937, Carl Zamloch published a book, "17 Simple but Mystifying Tricks to Entertain Your Friends," under the pseudonym "The Great Zam." The book was a pamphlet published by Signal Oil Co. as a premium. Carl Zamloch was one of the first magicians performing the "Card on the Ceiling" trick, doing it while in his teens.[1]
A biography of baseball player (and amateur magician) Joe Abreu reports that he first became interested in magic when Carl Zamloch put on a magic show at McClymond’s High School in 1932.
In his later years, he worked as a sales executive and legislative consultant for the Signal Oil and Gas Company. He died of a stroke at the age of 73 in Santa Barbara, California, in 1963. He is buried at Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California.
Books
- Mysteries of Magic Revealed (1935)
References
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